"douce" meaning in Middle English

See douce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /duːs/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French dous, dolz, douce, from Latin dulcem. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|dous|dous, dolz, douce}} Borrowed from Old French dous, dolz, douce, {{der|enm|la|dulcis|dulcem}} Latin dulcem Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} douce, {{enm-adj}} douce
  1. pleasant, sweet, nice, kind Categories (topical): Love
    Sense id: en-douce-enm-adj-JQgpv8G9 Disambiguation of Love: 81 10 9
  2. sweet to the taste Categories (topical): Taste
    Sense id: en-douce-enm-adj-T54hYlOj Disambiguation of Taste: 7 92 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: douse, dowce, dowse Derived forms: doucen, doucet, dousour, egurdouce

Noun

IPA: /duːs/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French dous, dolz, douce, from Latin dulcem. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|dous|dous, dolz, douce}} Borrowed from Old French dous, dolz, douce, {{der|enm|la|dulcis|dulcem}} Latin dulcem Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} douce
  1. (rare) lover Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-douce-enm-noun-FqLdOocl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: douse, dowce, dowse

Alternative forms

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